SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
United States Census 2000
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Once again Ron McNeil, the great, great grandson of Sitting Bull, knows the
time has come to be heard. The Census only comes around every ten years. As
leaders, we must invest the small amount of time to encourage our people to
participate. Census 2000 means that the voice of our Indian communities, our
ancestors and generations of Indian people to come will be heard. If we do not
participate, we may not receive the services and programs we need. In the circle
of life, we speak not only for ourselves, but for all our Indian people.
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Happy 8th Birthday! 1-17-2000.
We sure do love you ! This wish comes '
your way with all of our hopes for
many more kind years to come. May'
sinrvaiion, stcrilu.ation, and more recently
DNA testing.
Self-sufficiency. Non-dependency.
Self-Determinalion. What do you think
we're trying to do by building a casino? Is
it going to take business away from
somebody? Our intentions are not greed or
anything that would hurt other people.
This is to say there have not been federal
government people who understood the
plight of the Indian, but these are few and
fur between. One of these was John Collier,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs under the
FDR (Frunklin D. Roosevelt) administra
tion from 1 933 to 1 945 (by the way, he was
of Canadian orgin). His efforts were in
strumental in passage and implementation
of the Wheeler-Howard Act of 1934. oth
erwise known as the Indian Reorganiza
tion Act. The rcsoning behind the legis
lation was his strong dissatisfaction of the
way the federal govenment was handling
the administration of Indian affairs. He
believed that Indians should be allowed to
live as close as possible to their natural
culture, that the government should be
more culturally sensitive, and also to be
self-governing and self-sufficient. Does
someone have a problem with that? Warm
Springs is an IRA tribe, made possible by
a law written and made law by the U.S.
government.
Now we're getting to the essence of
this article. If the federal government
(they are our trustee, we are their word)
wants us to become self-supporting, why
do they no back us up in the are of economic
development? Why do they not question
the decision of the State of Oregon to deny
us the Cascade Locks site? Why are we
being singled out, when other states and
races have had gambling for years? Maybe
somebody is afraid we may become suc
cessful in our venture? We have many
friends from Hood River and many other
places, far and near, that come to the Indian
Head Casino in Warm Springs to gamble.
We appreciate their support and especially
their friendship.
Here's something else for the oppo
nents of our casino and those opponents
located in Hood River. Do you think your
elected mayor is actually making decisions
and recommendations for yourcity ? There
are others with plans for land there, that
wish to develop it and put businesses there;
whether thes will be scenic or just more
commercial business, you may want to
find out yourselves. They talk to the mayor
and "influence" (by what means nobody
knows) the recommendations he makes to
the governor. Talk to the people who go to
the employment office looking for work at
Hood River. You will find that at least
80 or more want the casino built there
because they need jobs. Who is looking
out for the people in Hood River who
really the people in Hood River who really
Medicine dancing
set
Medicine Dance will be February
3, 4 & 5, 2000 for three nights at
Lower Dry Creek (Lucinda Green's
home). Everyone is welcome and
urged to come for your own healing.
Dinner will be begin at 5 p.m.
daily. The dinner on Thursday, Feb
ruary 3 will in honor of past loved
ones who always attended the ceremony.
All teddy bears
accepted
KQAK Radio and McDonald's
Restaurant have begun their Annual
Charlie Bear Program. This program
provides teddy bears to the Central
Oregon Hospital Emergency Rooms
for kids who need that extra TLC that
only a fuzzy little buddy can give.
If you would like to participate,
the new teddy bears can be taken to
any of the Central Oregon Hospital
Emergency Rooms. Or, if you drop
them off at your local McDonald's
Restaurant, you will receive a Free
KQAK meal which includes a ham
burger, fries and a drink.
The Emergency Room staff will
tell you that these bears can make a
big difference to the children suf
fering from trauma and illness.
vou be healthy and happy. May you"- need jobs? Being jobless, it's setting pretty
a wish come true. May you believe in'JI rough trying to support oneself because of
the Creator and all that he stands for."'weitare reform. -
May you and your family be in the"
Creators hands at all times! May you
always do your best at home and at
school. Until we meet again, you
listen, learn, and enjoy your life.
Love & Prayers,
Gramma Annie, Faron,
Scott Tatum, and Levi Kalama
To: Nathan Napyer
Happy Birthday on 1-10-2000!
Wishing for a good day for you.
Wishes to be strong physically, men
tally, emotionally, and spirtually!
Hope this year brings wonderful
blessing to your young life! Prayers
come your way for your whole fam
ily. Care of your life and your hopes,
dreams, and goals also are turned
over to the Creator!
Love & Prayers,
Auntie Annie
'Jobs for tribal members has been
brought up in the newspapers. Yes, if we
decide to build at Hood River, we dohave
tribal members who ore already trained,
but not enough in number to fill all the
positions that will be created. A remark
was made in the paper to the effect that it
would lay off most of our people. Who is
to say whether or not these employees will
or will not follow their jobs? Have you
perosnally talked to them? The same ar
ticle refers to an "annoymous news source".
Come on, let's not pussy-foot around.
Name your source, if in actuality there is
one.
Scenic. The Gorge area used to be
scenic when our people lived there before
the treaty of 1855. Everything was in its
natural state, unless you think Indians living
along the river is unnatural. Idrove through
there a few days ago and noted some of the
"scenic" structures: dams, above ground
power lines, trains, railroad tracks, barges,
buoys, interstate highwuys, tunnels through
the mountains, unuttraclive businesses,
bridges galore, wricking yards, clear cuts,
you name it. don't tell me that a casino
would not add to the beauty of the area
becaue 1 know it will. A building con
structed to attract people must be appeal
ing to the eye. We' vc already been through
this stuff. It will bring badly need economy
to the area. People who stop at the casino
will patronize already established busi
nesses in the area. All of the above named
"scenic" uses point to only one target.-
comerciuli.ation.
How about taking a look at what the
ninority of Hood River people consider
scenic. Wind surfers? We know Hood
River is the wind surfing capital of the
world. When the area allowed wind surfing,
evidently did not take into account the
enviornmentul impacts. Wind surfers in
terrupt and interfere with the natural mi
gration of fish up and down the river.
Water fowl natural to the area are disturbed.
How about erosion to the river shores? All
in the name of, yes, the almighty dollar.
Where do these dollars go? To the Private
business owner, of course. Not to the
poverty level people, or those lacking
money for the basics of life. Not to create
employment for the jobless, the needy. It
goes into the pockets of the business
owners.
When I read the governor's denial,
(front page headline no less), what really
jumped out at me was the exprcssin of
satisfaction of oneoftheothcr tribes. There
is nothing that people like more than to see
tribes and Idians fight against each other.
In the 1970's Warm sprigns tried to work
with the other Oregon tribes on a good
approach to work toward getting gaming
for tribes in the state. But no, a few tribes
were to eager, gluttonous, and impatient to
work togctcr as one voice, one people,
which isone of the attributesof true Indians.
I hope that tribes is now using its' 20-20
hindsight and thinking, 'maybe we should
have all worked together.
The group in Hood River that wants our
land, had they played their cards right (no
pun intended) had an option. Requcts the
mayor to recommend in favor of '.he cascae
Locks site. The "group" could have bought
the Hood River land from the state. The
governor could have approved Cascade
Locks for us. And everyone concerned
could have gotten what they wanted. What
ever happened to common sense and good
judgment? Is it being obscured by greed,
by territorialism, by tribal comments of
ignorant and narrow minded people?
Editorials have been written about
drunken Indians. It sounds like Indians are
the only people who drink alcohol. True,
we have a few people at Warm spings who
drink excessively and we are willing to
own up to that. You will never see them in
our local casino, nor any that we build,
wherever we decide to build it. Who will
youseether? Cothereyourselfandobserve
who is imbibing and disturbing our patrons.
This business of sterotyping Indians as
drunkards needs to stop. Step forward and
admit there are others who drink exces
sively, closet drinkers, even politicians
who drink "firewater" excessively and call
it "social" drinking. Give us some stats on
non-Indian ddrinkers. Have studies been
made on other races? I doubt it. The only
reason stats are able to be collected on
Indians is because the federal government
has agencies such as the Indian Health
Service who keep regular stats on school
related accidents, deaths.
When the news media finds out nega
tive things about Indians andor reserva
tions they don't hesitate to immediately
report it. Why aren't good positive things
written about us. We have tribalmember
who have degrees such as A.A., Bachelor
of Science, M.A., M.S., ph.D., J.D. We
have people who who work in upper man
agement, middle management, profes-
News from the IHS Health & Wellness
Center: Head lice & Open House
Submitted by Hal Martin, RPh
Chief Pharmacy Officer
The December 2nd Spilyay
Tymoo contained an article entitled
"Good-bye Nits". The article states
the opinion of an individual identi
fied as Moshe Ipp (from Canada)
who claims that a 5050 mixture of
vinegar and mineral oil will provide
100 success in the treatment of
head lice. I feel the community needs
to be aware that this recommenda
tion IS NOT based on scientific evi
dence and IS NOT the recommenda
tion of the Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Clinic, the Food and Drug
Administration, or the American
Medical Association.
TREATMENT OF HEAD
LICE
Head lice have infected man for
thousands of years. There have been
hundreds of so called cures. It seems
like every year someone comes up
with a new one. The only thing that is
certain is that head lice are here to
stay and the best treatments are those
that have been tested scientifically.
There are several medications
available for the treatment of head
lice. The drug of choice is a
permethrin (NIX). NIX is the drug of
choice because it is very safe and it
almost always works if it is used
properly. If it is used properly and
doesn't work (there is some evidence
to suggest that head lice can be resis
tant to NIX), then malathion or lin
dane should be considered. These
drugs are more toxic and should be
reserved for resistant cases.
HOW TO GET RID OF HEAD
LICE
1) Wash hair with regular sham
poo, rinse with water and towel dry.
2) Apply enough NIX to saturate
the hair and scalp. RUB IT INTO
THE SCALP. This is very important
as head lice can remain alive on the
scalp if the NIX is only in the above
hair. Long hair may take more than
one bottle of NIX.
3) Allow the NIX to remain on the
hair and scalp for 30 minutes.
4) Rinse hair with warm water.
5) REMOVE ALL NITS. This
requires a comb and finger nails. The
nits (eggs) must be removed. There
is some evidence to suggest that vin
egar will help loosen the nits so they
are easier to remove, but finger nails
MUST BE USED.
HOW TO KEEP THE BUGS
FROM COMING BACK
1) CLEAN all articles that might
have lice or nits, such as bed sheets,
pillow cases, and coats in hot soapy
water.
2) DISINFECT combs and
brushes in bleach or soap.
3) Use a CLOTHES DRYER or
VACUUM items that can not be
washed, such as hats, pillows, and
mattresses. Be sure to vacuum seam
areas.
4) RECHECK daily. If new nits
are present-then retreat with NIX or
consider changing to another medi
cation. HOW TO STAMP OUT BUGS
1) CHECK scalps regularly.
2) CHECK children that go to
sitters or school.
3) CHECK all family members
and children after visits of friends or
relatives.
Please check with your physician,
nurse, or pharmacist for current recommendations.
A pirate ship has landed at the
Warm Springs Health and Wellness
Center! We will be having an open
house at the clinic on Wednesday,
February 2 for the second and fourth
graders from the Warm Springs El
ementary School to show them what
has happened!
You may be familiar with the
yearly tour including puppet show
the Dental department has done in
the past. Dental does this to honor
National Childrenfs Dental Health
Month. It has always been a fun and
educational activity for kids.
Now this year our Community
Health departments and Medical de
partments will be joining in on the
fun. The plans include:
Five things to stay healthy
Motor Vehicle Safety
Dental Puppet Show and Tour
Tour of Medical
Smoking Education
Bone structure & X-ray Educa
tion Physical Exam demonstration
We will be making this an annual
event. So, if you are in first or third
grade, you will be able to come to the
pirate ship landing at the clinic next
year. As always community mem
bers are welcomed to participate. We
think it will be lots of fun!
Hours of operation on Wednes
day, 2200:
Dental Department opens at 3 p.m.
for Emergency patients.
Medical Clinic starts at 2pm vs.
Ipm on this day.
Book signing set
The Simnasho Faith Outreach will
host a book signing with author Betty
Eadie on January 25, 2000 at the
Senior Center. Eadie is a Lakota In
dian with three books on sale, "Em
braced by the Light", "Awakening
Heart" and newest release "Rippling
Effect".
For more information call Aurelia
Stacona at (541) 553-6504.
For sale
Trailer located on 2493 Sunset
Lane at the Trailer Courts.
$8,000 obo. Contact Pebbles
553-1266
'78 Thunderbird car, radio, A
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call Mike McCool at 475-2805
Motorola Cell Phone with
Charger $50; US West Pager $40;
Bunkbed-white tubular with mat
tresses $250 call Vesta at 553-9223
sional fields, good vocational-technical
jobs, but there aren't enough jobs here to
accomodate every tribal member who
wants to work.
Let's start really thinking this through.
We want our pople working in good pay
ing jobs supporting their families. Hood
River needs the economic growth, The
fed's need to start looking out for their
protege, The state needs to be more opti
mistic, open minded, and think for
themsclve. Do you want to see our Indian
people in welfare lines being paid by your
(ax dollars? But at the same time, let's not
forget that Indians pay federal taxes just
like any other citizen in this country. Iklfl
us to help ourselves. JFK, one of the out
standing leaders of our country, estab
lished the VISTA Corps. These were
Volunteers in Service to America. Their
main purpose was lo help 3rd World
countries get on their feet. VISTA helped
these countries by showing (hem HOW to
do simple tasks such as growing their own
food, instead of the United Slates giving
them food, the US helped them by teaching
them to grow their own food. Same prin
ciple applies to (his situation. I do not want
to see our (ribe look toward tax payers to
provided our daily needs. We want to earn
our own living, slop concentrating on the
negative and looking for loop holes to ge
out of helping us-remcmber we do want to
help ourselves.
An example of recent legislation is the
August 1 998 Presidential Executive Order
on Indian Education. Nowhere in this
document will you find the words, treaty,
trust responsibility or sovtrignty. Why was
not the executive order made a public law
so it would carry more power and signifi
cance? Of course we are lucky to have at
least an executive order instead of nothing
at all, like in the past. Why does a word
have (o fight its trustee for funds for impor
tant causes? Records show it has gone on
for centuries, not only in the area of edu
cation. Revenue from the new casino would
certainly help to provide educational op
portunities for our people. The revenue
would help us improve our edconmic well
being. It would earn funds to support hu
man needs programs on the reservation.
The average annual income in Warm
Springs is below the poverty level. As of
1 998 employees are 16 below the cost of
living.
I don't believe in telling others where
to build. It is their decision as to where
they want to build something. Dictatorship
went out with communism. Would the
Hood River grop still oppose building of a
casino if it were themselves bulding it? 1
doubt it.
To those who don't know what their
ancestor promised, I would suggest you do
some reading and see if you can make head
or tails out of it. Ask yourselves whose
interest and well being did they really have
at hear. Read about the Indian Allotment
Act (Dawes Act) and the Homestead Act.
What was theirreal purposes? I'd really like
to hear from people who understand the
natives .of this country and the injustice
and persecution thev have had to endure
and are still withstanding. The only request
I have is that you include your name an
address so I can acknowledge you and
have a place to send a reply. We are still
fighting wars. The only diffence is we are
not using bows and arrows now to defend
our people, land and resources. Our foes,
weapon of choice seems to be the most
unfair, so far. I'll leave that up to you to
translate.
All I'm asking is that we get real here
and start acting like adults. Let's be
problem solvers, and not be a part of the
problem. Stop the one-upmanship tactics.
In the end, things will work out the way the
Creator meant for it to be. As it is, nobody
is getting what they want. Let's play a fair
game so everyone comes out a winner.
Sincerely,
Ginger Smith
PO Box 566
Warm Springs, OR 97761
At the request of the author, we
are reprinting the following
letter. Response can be sent to
the adress above.
Committee & Board members wanted
The Tribal Council of the Con
federated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation would like to announce
the following vacancy:
COMMITTEE and
BOARD'S
Fish & Wildlife fON-RESER-VATION):
(3 Positions'!
Serve as an advisory body to the
Tribal Council in the protection and
management of the Fish and Wild
life resources for present and future
generations of members of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Education Committee: (2 Posi
tions) Serve as an advisory body to the
Tribal Council in the development of
educational programs and opportu
nities for tribal members. Reviews
and recommends educational ser
vices offered through tribal, state and
federal agencies. 1 position will be a
student representative.
Commission in Indian services
(2 Positions)
Tribal Member applicant inter
ested in improving services with
American Indians in the state of Or
egon. Attending meeting with the
commission on Indian Services.
Duties include: compile informa
tion relating to services available to
Indians, Develop and sponsor in co
operation with Indian Groups and
Organization programs to inform
Indians of services available to them,
assess programs of state agencies
operating for the benefit of Indians
and make recommendations to ap
propriate agencies for improvement
of these programs, report biennially
to the Governor and the Legislative
Assembly on all matters of concern
to Indians. 1 position is a member,
2nd position is an alternate, should
COIS member not be available to
attend meetings.
Kahneefa P"ar(1 "f Directors:
(1 Position-Non Member)
The board of Directors shall re
view the preceding year's operation,
made plans for the ensuring year's
operations, elect officers and trans
act such other business as may come
before the meeting.
Warm Springs Composite Prod;
ucts Roard:( 1 Position-Tribal Mcmr
ber)
Tribal Member interested in the
economic and social development of
the Tribe and its membership and
who possesses expertise in market
ing, management, manufacturing,
finance, banking or some other field
which would benefit WSCP.
Waterboard: (1 Position-Tribal
MemberNon-Member)
Review all matter pertaining to
the water resource to make recom
mendations to the Trial Council in
regards to making Water Manage
ment Plan function and to propose
changes or improvements in water
policy and the plan.
Warm Springs Museum-Board
nfRegents:nPn.sitions-TrihalNon)
Board of Regents shall act as the
primary advisors to the board of Di
rectors and may be appointed to com
mittees formed by the Board of Di
rectors for the conduct of the busi
ness of The Museum. Shall partici
pate in and contribute to the follow
ing activities: Raising Capital and
Operating funds for The Museum;
Academic and Cultural Affairs of
The Museum; and, all other activi
ties in aid of the purpose for which
the Museum was established.
If you are interested, please sub
mit a RESUME and LETTER OF
INTEREST hrfore January 31.
2000 to:
TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICE
Attention: Dinah Merrifield
P.O. Box 1299
Warm Springs, OR 97761
LETTER OF INTEREST- Letter
to Tribal Council stating you are in
terested in serving and state which
COMMITTEE you have an interest
Also information on background,
such as educational background,
work experience, training, etc.
(Please make sure and submit with
letter if interest, is important)